There is a period of roughly a year between the original idea for a novel and the finalized product, causing problems for authors as they are unaware as to how the franchise will develop and change during the writing process.

Most of the time, Stargate literature follows SG-1 and the Atlantis flagship team on their journeys through different galaxies.

[2] A series of five novels written by Bill McCay were published from 1996 to 1999, based on the story of the 1994 film, Stargate.

The film's producer, Dean Devlin, had his own ideas, but he did not bring them to light until interviewed much later, after the publication of all the novels.

The subsequent television series Stargate SG-1 was an entirely independent development, making no attempt to reconcile with the plot line of the books.

[3] The story continues immediately after the events of the film, with the United States armed forces interested in the mineral that is mined for Ra by the Abydans.

As conflict arises in many forms on the planet of Abydos, a new threat comes when other gods from Ra's pantheon (namely Hathor) come looking.

[5][6][7][8][9] The books focus more on politics, with budget issues and human rights considerations playing a large role.

The company held an open submissions policy in November 2004, inviting fans to submit proposals for a Stargate SG-1 novel.

Fandemonium's company runner and chief editor, Sally Malcolm, started out as a fanfic writer herself.

The book is a non-fiction collection of essays, articles, and personal recollections by cast and crew members, scientists, military experts, and various science fiction writers, all of whom are fans of the show.

The initial comics were tie-ins with the 1994 film and the later output by Avatar Press has been based on the two TV series.

The "talking books" are each narrated by one of main Stargate characters and feature a second, guest-star voice along with music and sound effects.

According to Duncan, "Deadman Switch" was a "Relatively stand-alone episode" for the series, which made it possible to make an exciting story and a "Fun secondary character" (Aris Boch) for the book.

[20] Hydra followed the events of "Tin Man", and as Duncan puts it, the episode came with an "unanswered question", a "paradox" even.

He further stated that he couldn't create new stories because by the end of the day the Stargate franchise belonged to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

Author Elizabeth Christensen won the Scribe award in the category "Best Speculative Original novel" at ComicCon 2008 for her book Stargate Atlantis Casualties of War.

The award was organized and presented by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW) which was founded by Max Allan Collins and Lee Goldberg.